18 Nov.
Dear Folks,
I got your letter today
Dad and as always it
was great to hear from
you. Every time I get
a letter from home I read
it about 5 or 6 times. I
also got a package from
Jeanell. I got a letter
from Martha and one from
Euel last week.
Mom, you keep asking
me what I want you to
send me. To tell the truth,
there’s really not much
that I’m really wanting.
I don’t really care much
for sweets and I really
don’t need much of anything.

Bob Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Euel Pierce, served as a soldier in the Army 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam Conflict/War in the early 1970s, within the years 1970 through 1972. Pierce was from Carthage, Texas and had a brother, Euel Pierce Jr., and a sister, Kathy Pierce.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of a compilation of letters sent home to family in the early 1970s by Bob Pierce during his tour of duty in the Vietnam War, with the exception of one letter sent to Pierce from his sister, Kathy. The letters only indicate the day and month that they were written, with postmark information on two letters indicating the year in which written. The letters involve general information about conditions and circumstances experienced while serving duty in Vietnam, and provide excellent insight into the mind of a soldier and his day-to-day life while serving in the Vietnam War.

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